{"id":79281,"date":"2021-03-24T20:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=79281"},"modified":"2021-03-24T20:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T19:03:00","slug":"rivers-govt-awards-n27-6-billion-contract-for-trans-kalabari-and-saakpenwa-bori-kono-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/rivers-govt-awards-n27-6-billion-contract-for-trans-kalabari-and-saakpenwa-bori-kono-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"RIVERS GOVT AWARDS N27.6 BILLION CONTRACT FOR TRANS- KALABARI AND SAAKPENWA-BORI-KONO ROADS."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the construction of the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
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Trans-Kalabari and Saakpenwa-Bori-Kono road projects at the cost of
\nN27.6billion.<\/p>\n

These two major road projects are expected to be completed within the
\nnext fourteen months.<\/p>\n

Briefing journalists\u00a0 at the Government House, Port Harcourt after the
\nState Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo
\nWike on Wednesday, the Commissioner of Works, Elloka Tasie-Amadi, said
\nthe Trans-Kalabari road will be 13.599 kilometers long and will be
\nexecuted by Lubrik construction company.<\/p>\n

He explained that the road will\u00a0 connect several communities amongst
\nthem Krakama, Omekwe-ama, Angula-ama, Mina-ama and\u00a0 some other
\ncommunities in the Kalabari area of the State.<\/p>\n

“The project will cost N13.6billion and will have 14 months duration,
\nfinanced by irrevocable standing payment order drawn against the State
\nInternal Revenue, meaning that every month the contractor will be paid
\nN1 Billon and there will be no delays.<\/p>\n

“This will guarantee the project is not stalled and completed within the
\ntime frame stipulated and agreed with the State government. This\u00a0 I
\nbelieve will be useful to the people in the area and ease their
\ntransport.”<\/p>\n

Tasie-Amadi also disclosed that the Council approved the construction of
\nthe Saakpenwa-Bori-Kono Phase 2 road project which starts from Bori to
\nKono.<\/p>\n

“It is a 17 kilometer road and the cost of the project is N14 Billion .
\nConstruction time is 14 months. Payment will also be secured by an
\nirrevocable payment standing order of N1 billion monthly drawn against
\nthe State Internal Revenue.”<\/p>\n

The Commissioner said the Saakpenwa-Bori-Kono contract will be executed
\nby the same the company that executed the Phase 1 of the road , Chinese
\nCivil and\u00a0 Engineering Construction Corporation.<\/p>\n

He stated\u00a0 that the reason why the cost of the\u00a0 Trans-Kalabari road
\nwhich is 13 kilometers long and\u00a0 9.3 meters wide\u00a0 is almost the same as
\nthat of\u00a0 Bori- Kono\u00a0 17.1 kilometers and 24 meters wide road with street
\nlight, is because the terrains are different.<\/p>\n

“You see the cost of building in the riverine area is nothing less than
\ntwice the cost of building on solid soil. So the Government is going
\nthrough huge trouble to see that these roads are built. People will
\nwonder why the cost are like that, the terrain determines the cost. So,
\nit (Trans-Kalabari road ) is far more expensive to build.”<\/p>\n

The Commissioner of Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim said
\nthe award of the Trans-Kalabari road by the Governor Wike’s
\nadministration is historic.<\/p>\n

He explained previous government had awarded the Trans-Kalabari road to
\nindigenes of the area who later abandoned the project for inexplicable
\nreasons.<\/p>\n

Nsirim said the Wike’s administration is not only desirous that the
\nproject kicks off, but that it is completed as scheduled.<\/p>\n

“With the kind of payment plan, this project will not be abandoned, but
\ncompleted.”<\/p>\n

The Commissioner of Information and Communications said these two major
\nroads which are located outside the city centre is a further testimony
\nthat Governor Wike has remained steadfast in spreading development to
\nevery nooks\u00a0 and crannies of the State.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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